T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia

Опис

An experimental mix of thriller and documentary exploring the scandal centred on the one-time Newcastle Council Leader, aka The Mouth of the Tyne, who was sentenced to six years imprisonment in 1974 for corruption. A dynamic and visionary politician, Smith collaborated closely as Amber unpicked the story of a leftwing group of ex-war resisters who took control of the city council in 1960, the socialist and civic ambitions and the betrayals; the claims of MI5 involvement, of ministerial cover-ups and the unseen role of the Privy Council. With Smith appearing as himself and filmmakers Murray Martin and Steve Trafford as two journalists, the film interrogates the interviews and archive footage, weaving them together with a fictional scandal unfolding on the streets around them…

Деталі

Статус

Випущено

Дата виходу

1 січня 1987 р.

Мова оригіналу

англійська

Розмовні мови

англійська

Країни

Велика Британія

Виробництво

Amber Films

У ролях

Harry Herring,Gwen Doran,Joseph Neatrour,Alan Twelvetree,Norma Day,Art Davies,Paul Heslop,Dennis Skinner,Ken Skethaway,Ralph Nossekта ще 19

Продюсер

Dave Eadington,Steve Trafford,Ray Stubbs,Judith Tomlinson,Elaine Drainville,Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen,Richard Grassick,Ellin Hare,Lorna Powell,Peter Roberts,Jane Neatrour,Martin Murray

Музика

Ray Stubbs

Бюджет

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Збори

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IMDb

tt0246967